The contraction cute first appears in the early 18th century, but only a century later does it begin to take on its distinctive modern meaning; even after 1900 children were still being called cute …

CUTE definition: attractive, especially in a dainty way; pleasingly pretty. See examples of cute used in a sentence.

CUTE definition: 1. (especially of something or someone small or young) pleasant and attractive: 2. trying to be…. Learn more.

6 days ago · Our reaction to cute attributes is understood as the way nature ensures mammals care for their young.

Word History: Cute was originally a shortened form of acute in the sense "keenly perceptive or discerning, shrewd." In this sense cute is first recorded in a dictionary published in 1731.

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cute, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

CUTE meaning: 1 : having a pleasing and usually youthful appearance; 2 : attractive in a sexual way

He thinks it's cute to tell dirty jokes. (Definition of cute from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms for CUTE: beautiful, lovely, gorgeous, handsome, attractive, pretty, charming, stunning; Antonyms of CUTE: ugly, plain, unattractive, hideous, grotesque, homely, bad, unlovely